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< Tips Tricks & Techniques ~ Learning how to drop in for newbies |
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Sat Mar 17, 2007 4:34 pm
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Museum Curator
Joined: 29 Jul 2006
Posts: 1474
Location: Central North Dakota, aka The Middle of Nowhere
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Okay. Let's say you just got your first pair of Heelys about a week ago. You can go forwards, and not much else. Let's also say you have a good concrete skatepark, one with plenty of bowls and drops. Ready?
First, learn how to carve a bowl. This isn't terribly hard. You just go up the side of the bowl, and then turn and go around the bowl at an angle. This might take a lot of practice for someone who just started with Heelys, but it's suitable for your skill level.
Okay, you can carve now? Cool. Now, make your carves higher and tighter. Instead of carving the whole bowl, carve a piece of it, getting up as high as you dare and making a sharp turn downwards. Things can get scary about now, but it's not as dangerous as just dropping in. Keep practicing. Get Megas and a good running start, and get up as high as you can.
Starting to approach the lip of the bowl? Well, you're almost dropping in already! All you need to do now is just finish it. The first time is scary as hell and you're likely to hesitate a lot. Drop in at the wussiest place you can find on the bowl. Then when you realize "Wow, that was the wussiest place on the bowl", drop in on progressively higher and steeper parts of it.
Then, on to halfpipes. And once you get good at THAT, you're starting to approach Merlyn territory... |
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Sat Mar 17, 2007 5:53 pm
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Joined: 10 Mar 2007
Posts: 164
Location: Austin TX
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Cool, now i need to go to a skatepark and try! |
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Sat Mar 17, 2007 6:51 pm
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Team Heelys - SoCal
Joined: 26 Dec 2006
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Maybe I'll disregard the rules at the local skate park... |
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Sat Mar 24, 2007 9:23 pm
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Joined: 20 Feb 2007
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Starting to approach the lip of the bowl? Well, you're almost dropping in already! All you need to do now is just finish it. The first time is scary as hell and you're likely to hesitate a lot. Drop in at the wussiest place you can find on the bowl. Then when you realize "Wow, that was the wussiest place on the bowl", drop in on progressively higher and steeper parts of it.
Then, on to halfpipes. And once you get good at THAT, you're starting to approach Merlyn territory...[/quote]
that whole paragraph and the sentence was really amusing to me.....LOL!!! |
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crabwalk stalls grind jumpswitch 1 foot 180 180 360 720 ahh my fingers hurt now pro hop drop in bowl carve ALOT MORE im just too lazy rite now to type all of them |
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Sun Mar 25, 2007 9:20 pm
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Team Heelys - SoCal
Joined: 26 Dec 2006
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There was no bowl at the skatepark we went to today. It was a wood skatepark with a nice halfpipe. I got footage, so I'll compile it into a video then post it.
*EDIT*
VIDEOOOOOOOO!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHa1u-B3ZnY |
_________________ Big Mac: to go to camp quality to give lessons and give away hoes
seth1230™: we be on our hoes all day.
seth1230™: i mean shoes.
DeezUU: I keep my shoes in check on the daily
DeezUU: gotta keep your gimphand strong!!
seth1230™: im on a boat and
HannahHeelz: it's going fast and
heelingforlyfe™: i've got a nautical themed, pashmina afghan
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Tue Apr 03, 2007 8:39 am
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Holiday/Special Occasion Banner Maker
Joined: 03 Apr 2007
Posts: 105
Location: Southeast Team (Florida)
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I never go to skateparks. I build my own stuff, and I jump stuff in my (VERY SUBURBAN) neighborhood. |
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Tue Apr 03, 2007 10:54 am
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Joined: 28 Jan 2007
Posts: 76
Location: Vienna, Austria
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um halfpipes are merlyn territory ^^
a halfpipe is everything over 12 feet. then there is vert. witch means that the ramp kinda points to the center of the ramp. this prevents you from flying over the deck when you do high airs
so i guess vert is merlyn territory but i wanna see some airs on vert
oh yea and here is a video on "how" to drop-in http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/1/19/663912/drop-in%20right.wmv |
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Tue Apr 03, 2007 7:54 pm
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Location: Southeast Team (Florida)
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I've tried everything. I still completely suck at it. |
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Wed Apr 04, 2007 3:32 am
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Joined: 28 Jan 2007
Posts: 76
Location: Vienna, Austria
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dont give up.... youll suddenly getthe hang of it.....
what iv'e noticed alot. ppl that are learning to drop in stand and the coping for EVER and are just thinking and thnking....and that's what your not supposed to do. you have to know what to do, get up on that ramp and just do it. dont think, thinking baaaad
just do it...if it doesnt work just try it again i WILL work! |
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Wed Apr 04, 2007 8:45 am
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Joined: 27 Dec 2006
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Location: Maryland
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pinstripe was that a mini ramp you were on? i just want to know cause the skatepark i went to yesterday didnt have even close to that |
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Wed Apr 04, 2007 9:39 am
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Joined: 28 Jan 2007
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Location: Vienna, Austria
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Wed Apr 04, 2007 10:20 am
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Team Heelys - Northeast
Joined: 15 Dec 2006
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pinstripe wrote: | a halfpipe is everything over 12 feet. then there is vert. witch means that the ramp kinda points to the center of the ramp. this prevents you from flying over the deck when you do high airs
so i guess vert is merlyn territory but i wanna see some airs on vert
oh yea and here is a video on "how" to drop-in http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/1/19/663912/drop-in%20right.wmv |
Pin, I think you mean "over-vert". Vert is 90 degrees. "Over-vert" is more than 90 degrees and pointing back into the pipe.
I had an over-vert built so I can practice. I can almost hit the coping 4 feet into the oververt. And I can air on real vert.
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Tue Jul 31, 2007 6:28 pm
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Joined: 13 Jul 2007
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Location: kentucky
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Tue Jul 31, 2007 11:15 pm
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Joined: 28 May 2007
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Location: Ohio
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now it sounds easeir |
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Wed Aug 01, 2007 2:35 pm
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Heelys Maniac/Punmaster in Training
Joined: 09 Jun 2007
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im still havent tried it but i hope i can get the hang of it.. |
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